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the democrats are going to make gains in california or could make gains in california. that's something that has to come in on a state level. pennsylvania is a perfect example. states that obama won by five points. i think the delegation of pennsylvania will be like 13/5 republican coming out. >> i'm sorry, it brings it back to the fact that all politics are local. if i ever learned anything before, i've learned that about this presidency and how it's not just one man that can do things. we have to really pay attention. >> yes. >> people don't. >> i think our chances of getting universal registration, same day voter registration are far better than ending the gerrymandering which is at the state level. democrats in the house won by over 500,000 votes and yet they only picked up 18. i can assure you they'll fight back. >> when we come up next, i've got a letter. y'all know you love my mailbag. my letter today to ohio's john houston. stay with us. look how small they were! [ husband ] transfer! [ male announcer ] free data transfer at home. you just deleted all the photos
the democrats are going to make gains in california or could make gains in california. that's something that has to come in on a state level. pennsylvania is a perfect example. states that obama won by five points. i think the delegation of pennsylvania will be like 13/5 republican coming out. >> i'm sorry, it brings it back to the fact that all politics are local. if i ever learned anything before, i've learned that about this presidency and how it's not just one man that can do things....
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i grew up migrating from california, nebraska, and washington state. i know what need is and what poverty is. they never took welfare. >> this is an interesting point. it does feel like the republican party on this question is made up of two different coalitions. one is often the sort of up from narrative of folks who came up from circumstances of poverty. then there is the mitt romney version of republicanism we saw on display this time which isn't an up from there. it's very much we have it and want to protect it narrative. >> well, look, i work for a school district in south texas. and we were dealing with a truancy case in one instance. it was a 12-year-old on her second pregnancy. they said because we have klee claims at a welfare bite. we are not in an ungenerous nation. $1 trillion we pay for 82 means tested welfare programs. >> if you have a 12-year-old who is in a circumstance of pregnancy, it is almost certain that she is not pregnant by a 12-year-old boy. it is almost certain that she is pregnant by someone who is basically in a situation of
i grew up migrating from california, nebraska, and washington state. i know what need is and what poverty is. they never took welfare. >> this is an interesting point. it does feel like the republican party on this question is made up of two different coalitions. one is often the sort of up from narrative of folks who came up from circumstances of poverty. then there is the mitt romney version of republicanism we saw on display this time which isn't an up from there. it's very much we...
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california is an example. maine and mississippi, mississippi of all states has become a model for how to reduce numbers of people held in solitary confinement. this is under a republican governor and legislature in maine actually. this is something that where people who are wanting to make reform to save costs. because at least in connecticut it's 44,000 to hold a person in regular prison. it's $100,000 to hold them in solitary confinement. the impulse to reduce costs can align with will rather than simply punish them. we'll see pockets of change around the country that will continue to grow as long as we share stories with this. >> i want to give you the last word. if there are folks with loved ones incarcerated, what do we immediate to mow? >> i think that people don't realize when we talk about partnerships with the educational courses, we think of vasser, sunni sullivan, but the department of corrections in new york is a partner in this. we could not be doing all of this amazing work without the department
california is an example. maine and mississippi, mississippi of all states has become a model for how to reduce numbers of people held in solitary confinement. this is under a republican governor and legislature in maine actually. this is something that where people who are wanting to make reform to save costs. because at least in connecticut it's 44,000 to hold a person in regular prison. it's $100,000 to hold them in solitary confinement. the impulse to reduce costs can align with will rather...
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you are talking about california peeling back three strikes and getting a super majority. in a number of other states that happens. what can we do at the state level to begin to organize people both in cities and institutions to create the moral imperative the president has to respond to. >> which is the model of the civil rights movement. even if you go to the model of montgomery and birmingham, you end up with local policy fights that end up leading to that '65 voters rights. not because king went and made a speech to johnson and said, you need to do better but because. >> he rose from underneath. >> that's it. >> clearly, this family has a lot of thanksgiving politics. we are going to stay on exactly that topic as soon as we come back. introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid ge
you are talking about california peeling back three strikes and getting a super majority. in a number of other states that happens. what can we do at the state level to begin to organize people both in cities and institutions to create the moral imperative the president has to respond to. >> which is the model of the civil rights movement. even if you go to the model of montgomery and birmingham, you end up with local policy fights that end up leading to that '65 voters rights. not...